The theme of this study group session will be lower body harnesses.

This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.

Every Thursday

The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.

with Ann Antidote

Congratulations to you, rigger(s) and model(s) on your first suspensions! So what comes next? Every rope journey is unique, and people emphasize different aspects of shibari, such as play, aesthetics, relationship dynamics, affinity for (or resistance to) pain, risk management, motivations, rapport with novelty or repetition, and body limitations.

Daruma is a year old, and we still haven’t had an opening party!

Join us for a performance of shibari & live music by Ali, Gestalta & Saara… followed by a party to celebrate our first year!

One day drop-in workshop with Asimira

Interested in trying out shibari, but feeling unsure about where to begin, or whether you want to commit to regular courses?

Our drop-in workshops for absolute beginners are the perfect place for you to get a taste of what rope bondage can be!

Refine your Hashira skills in our open training sessions guided by Ztella.

Every Thursday

The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.

with Soptik & Sansei

We are used to tying our partners while on the floor, as our rope bottom's stability becomes an easy task and we can usually stay connected just by being close. However, when we stand up, we get stiff and easily disconnected.

Let's start to move, both of us. Our tying can be like a dance – playful, sadistic, or dominant. The choice is yours.

The theme of this study group session will be M-shape suspensions.

This study group delves into the complexities and creative possibilities of rope bondage through Ztella's detailed, structured approach to shibari. The classes emphasise the mechanics and logic behind ties while creating space for personal expression and connection.

Every Thursday

The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.

with Asimira

Celebrate Valentines Day with us with an evening exploring integrating ropes into sexual play. We will start with a 2 hour workshop to give you ideas and inspiration for play. After this, the evening will continue into a play party that will allow you to explore intimacy and ropes in closed group setting.

Stefano Taiuti is a performance artist, Butoh dancer and body worker.

Throughout over 30 years Stefano explored the body in motion as an expressive tool, studying with internationally renowned Mime teachers and Butoh masters and thus developing his own methodology. “The Spiritual Mechanism” is a unique approach to dance and self discovery that integrates western movement analyses focusing on the visible, and Butoh to explore the invisible, the subtle, what is behind the movement and generates it.

Towards Suspension (Step 3): Uplines, Partials and Crafting a Rope Session is a 6-week shibari course designed for those who are ready to start learning (partial-)suspensions. This closed-group format fosters a supportive learning environment, allowing you to build connections with peers at a similar skill level.

Our 6 week courses for shibari beginners run every Tuesday from our studio in Neukölln, Berlin. Both levels are taught in English by one of our regular in-house teachers.

The goal of these classes is to facilitate regular, structured shibari practice, that aims to go deep rather than broad, helping you to develop a really firm grasp of rope bondage basics, build muscle memory, and get to know other participants.

The theme of this study group session will be Crab Ties.

This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.

Every Thursday

The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.

The theme of this study group session will be M-shape suspensions.

This study group delves into the complexities and creative possibilities of rope bondage through Ztella's detailed, structured approach to shibari. The classes emphasise the mechanics and logic behind ties while creating space for personal expression and connection.

Hosted by Asimira!

Artists of all levels—and anyone who is curious about trying it out or witnessing shibari in a relaxed context—are invited to join us for two slow rope performances with poses held between 1 and 15 minutes.

Refine your Hashira skills in our open training sessions guided by Ztella.

with RopemanBerlin & RileyEffective

Whilst neck rope is never safe, there is a lot that can be done to make it safer.

This workshop has a heavy emphasis on safety, but we will also show you different ways that you can integrate a neck rope into your sessions, and which risks you should consider for each of them.

with Ella

Slip beneath the surface and let the weight of societal norms drift away. Imagine yourself as a creature of the deep, moving with fluid grace, encountering others who shimmer with their own strange and captivating light. In the dark, vast expanse of the ocean, shame is a forgotten relic, and the language of connection is felt in ripples, vibrations, and currents. Together, let’s explore the erotic art of diving deep into uncharted waters of sensuality.

with Saara Rei

There are many workshops where the discussion and exercises focus on how the rigger can practice semenawa. In this workshop, the discussion and exercises focus on how the bottom can practice semenawa. We will combine somatic bodywork practices with practical, hands-on tying exercises, where the rigger and the bottom will work together to reach a "semenawa state of mind." While every exercise will focus on the experience of the bottom (with the aid of the rigger), there will still be a lot to learn for the rigger as well, as kinbaku is a practice of relating to and understanding each other - when one half grows, the whole will grow...

with Mie Neko & Catherine

Most of the time, we use our suspension lines to pull or twist the body by going straight to our suspension point. In this workshop, we will explore the possibilities of creating interesting shapes and turns by using our suspension lines directly on the body to manipulate it. This technique not only results in visually captivating poses but also introduces a new, intense sensation on the body, opening up new possibilities for creative rope work.

with Mie Neko & Catherine

The Sensual Force is a tying method that combines eroticism and sadism. How can we be sensual while incorporating pain and discomfort into our sessions? How do we balance eroticism and sadism? What does eroticism/sensuality mean to us in the context of shibari? We will answer all these questions and explore a wide range of emotions through multiple exercises in partial suspension and in the air on this topic. We will examine how riggers can create an environment where emotions have the space to evolve, and how models can achieve the right headspace to feel safe in their sexuality and eroticism. We gonna think beyond penetrative sex and medial representation of eroticism. The workshop will include ties suitable for sexual interaction, though no sexual interaction will take place. We will also incorporate elements of shame play and undressing.

with Mie Neko & Catherine

Welcome to the "Fun with (Half) Booty Basket" workshop! In this session, we will deconstruct the booty and half booty basket ties to understand how to secure them in sustainable ways for our models in various positions and situations. We will explore these strong patterns and experiment with different shapes in the air. As we will be limiting the body's range of movement and applying compression, we will also examine techniques for effortlessly manipulating a body while it is tied. Get ready for some in-depth exploration of these patterns and fascinating integrations in our tying.